The Senate on Tuesday passed the Bill for the Establishment of a Police Pension Board.This followed the recent exit from the Contribution
This followed the recent exit from the Contribution Pension Scheme by the National Assembly workers.
The bill excludes the Nigeria Police Force from the Contributory Pension Scheme, and returned the force to the old Defined Benefit Scheme. The bill would make the Federal Government to fully fund the pensions for the police, as opposed to the CPS that requires contributions from workers and employees.
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